VAMAKA YOGA AND ANUPANA USED FOR VAMANA PURPOSE, THEIR CONTRADICTION AND INDICATIONS

Panchakarma is a distinct aspect of Ayurvedic therapy consisting of five cleansing or detoxification procedures designed to eliminate vitiated Doshas, and also encompass a number of therapies, including Swedana, Lekhana and Snehana, etc. that can be used to either maintain health status within a normal individual, or provide radical cure within a diseased state. Vamana is the procedure for the expulsion of Doshas through the Urdhwabhaga. Vamana has a high priority within the management of Kaphaja disorders. The substances involved with the primary emetic drug that some Anoka in producing a more timely and effective procedure can be referred to under the name Vamanopaga Dravya. The Vamanopaga Gana consists of ten drugs Karbudara, Madhu, Madhuka, Kovidara, Nipa, Shanapushpi, Vidula, Bimbi, Sadapushpi and Pratekpushpi. Most of them are associated with Katu Vipaka, Tikta Rasa, Ushna Virya and preponderantly Vayu Mahabhutas. This article presents general descriptions of Vamana Dravyas and their clinical implications.